Spearmen-at-Arms

Put a spear in a man's hand and tell him to brace and he will. He will also hope, and pray.

Each Midsummer, commoners flock to their Lord's castle to present their sons in the hope that they will be trained as Men-at-Arms. For a peasant to have a son accepted into the ranks of a Knight's household is a great honour. Some young peasants will have been guided towards this goal through their entire life, encouraged to stand up straighter and taller than the usual peasant 'slouch' to better improve their chances of selection. All morning and afternoon the Knight inspects the candidates. By dusk, the luckiest and strongest are selected and are taken back to the castle where they are given basic training and outfitted in the livery of their Lord.

Unit Name

Spearmen-at-Arms

Main Unit Key

wh_dlc07_brt_inf_spearmen_at_arms_1

Land Unit Key

wh_dlc07_brt_inf_spearmen_at_arms_1

Naval Unit Key

wh_main_shp_transport

Land Unit Group

Spear Infantry

Naval Unit Group

Spear Infantry

Soldiers

120

Caste

Melee Infantry

Category

Melee Infantry

Class

Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

250

Recruitment Cost

250

Upkeep Cost

63

Melee Attack

18

Weapon Strength (Weapon Damage)

22

├ Melee Weapon

wh_main_brt_spear

├ Melee Damage Base

17

├ Melee Damage Ap

5

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs Cavalry

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

15

└ Bonus vs Infantry

0

Charge Bonus

4

Melee Defence

30

├ Base Defence

30

├ Shield

none

└ Shield Defence

0

Armour

30

├ Armour

wh2_main_leather_30

├ Armour Defence

30

└ Shield Armour

0

Health

65

├ Man Entity

wh_main_infantry_standard_blood_dismembers

├ Man Speed

30

├ Man Health

8

└ Bonus Hit Points

57

Leadership (Base Morale)

50

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

Charge Defence vs. LargeWhen bracing, this unit negates the charge bonus of any large attacker.

Hide (forest)This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Charge Defence Against Large FoesWhen standing and bracing against a charge of large enemies (such as cavalry or monsters) this unit will negate the enemy's charge bonus.

Anti-LargeAnti-large units have an advantage against targets that are at least as large as a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against large targets or an attack that focuses on a very small area. However, some units are simply better against large targets because their attacks are slow and easy to dodge by skilled melee combatants.